Rio Grande Basin WatershedRio Grande Basin Watershed seen as the entire basin defined by the mountains formed by geological formations over millions of years covering the entire basin from Colorado through New Mexico, Texas, and finally into Mexico.
The Rio Grande Basin's ancestral headwaters was located in what is now Taos County where the Sangre De Christo Mountains and the Red River were the source of the water! |
Red River Basin WatershedRed River Basin Watershed and the adjacent basins were the ancestral headwaters of the entire Rio Grande until about 500,000 years ago.
The 40 acres of land is located just north of the Red River Basin watershed highlighted by the red circle. The following map of the Red River | Rio Grande Subwatershed is a Hydrologic Unit Code 12. This is the highest level of the subwatersheds. |